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Off-Topic (OT) - discussions about other forms of music and arts. Inclusdes threads with Lists of ... whatever. (Post music-related RIP notices here.)enSat, 25 May 2019 15:59:21 GMTvBulletin60https://www.progressiveears.org/forum/images/misc/rss.pngProgressive Ears - Off-Topic (OT) - Music And Artshttps://www.progressiveears.org/forum/
Zone Music Reporter Awards Dissectionhttps://www.progressiveears.org/forum/showthread.php/24146-Zone-Music-Reporter-Awards-Dissection?goto=newpost
Fri, 24 May 2019 17:31:55 GMTIn the Echoes Podcast, I dissects the results of this years Zone Music Reporter Awards or ZMR. This is a trade site for, basically, New Age Music....In the Echoes Podcast, I dissects the results of this years Zone Music Reporter Awards or ZMR. This is a trade site for, basically, New Age Music. (www.zonemusicreporter.com) Find out who won and who I thought should have won. https://wp.me/p4ZE0X-fUH
]]>Off-Topic (OT) - Music And ArtsEchoeshttps://www.progressiveears.org/forum/showthread.php/24146-Zone-Music-Reporter-Awards-DissectionGary Moorehttps://www.progressiveears.org/forum/showthread.php/24139-Gary-Moore?goto=newpost
Wed, 22 May 2019 23:49:58 GMTSo, tonight's listening pleasure comes courtesy of guitar legend Gary Moore. I remember reading about Gary in Guitar World circa 1984, but didn't really get to hear much of his music until a few years later, when I rescued a CD copy of Victims Of The Future from used bin at the original Record Exchange on Coventry Road, and I've been a fan ever since.

Tonight we're starting with Corridors Of Power, his 1982 album. His rhythm section on this album happens to be Neil Murray and Ian Paice who had both just left Whitesnake. This is one of a handful of Gary's hard rock albums that I've never owned before, but I remember seeing the video for Always Gonna Love You on VH-1 Classic probably about 15 years ago (I don't remember ever seeing it on MTV way back when).

Anyway, this is a cool record. He does a good cover of Free's Wishing Well. Which I actually first heard on his Emerald Aisles concert video/documentary. I didn't know at first that i twas a cover, Gary at this time had a habit of writing "topical" songs (e.g. Murder In The Skies, Out In The Fields, etc), so I reckoned this was aonther one of those, this time dealing with the The Troubles.

There's a couple sort of ballad type things, notably Always Gonna Love You, which deserved to be a hit, but I guess it wasn't (at least not Stateside, it wasn't). But mostly this is a pretty go for the throat heavy rock record. Years later, I read that he got pushed further in that direction than he actually wanted to go in, but I thikn the upshot is pretty golden
]]>Off-Topic (OT) - Music And ArtsGuitarGeekhttps://www.progressiveears.org/forum/showthread.php/24139-Gary-MooreThompson Twinshttps://www.progressiveears.org/forum/showthread.php/24134-Thompson-Twins?goto=newpost
Tue, 21 May 2019 05:55:45 GMTWell, since the Gary Moore CD's I was expecting to arrive today, didn't, I have to delay my planned my Moore marathon (hey, that's alliterative!). In the meantime, I'm instead having a Thompson Twins marathon.

I've only just lately got the 2008 double CD reissue of their first two albums, A Product Of...(Participation) and Set. I always knew that their first Stateside album, In The Name Of Love, was actually a compilation of tracks from the above two named albums, and as such, I've been holding out for 35 years (!!!!) until I could hear the albums as they were released in the UK. Well, the wait is finally over!

I should say, I'm a big fan of their third and fourth albums, Quick Step And Side Kick (released Stateside as Sidekicks) and Into The Gap. To me, those are two of the definitive synth pop records. So, it's slightly surprising to hear A Product Of..., which I'm listening to for the very first time right now. This has a very different sound, with live drums, lots of guitar, a little bit of wailing sax, and very little synth.

I'm actually digging this quite a bit. Like I said, it sounds different from what I'm used to from this band, but it's actually very good. Sounds like they spent some time listening Afro-pop music, and maybe it's just my imagination, but it sounds like Tom Bailey's approach to bass lines on this record is very similar to what one hears on the later, more famous records.

Looking forward to listening to Set later.

Edit: Prog rock relevance: Gong bassist Mike Howlett produced two of the songs on A Product Of...
]]>Off-Topic (OT) - Music And ArtsGuitarGeekhttps://www.progressiveears.org/forum/showthread.php/24134-Thompson-TwinsHelp wanted!https://www.progressiveears.org/forum/showthread.php/24133-Help-wanted!?goto=newpost
Mon, 20 May 2019 22:29:47 GMTNo, not job offers, but my nephew found an autographed photo in my brothers stuff (Rob died three years ago) & was wondering if we could I.D. These guys.

Looks 80s era & a couple of them look familiar. Any help would be appreciated.

Such a unique sound. Unique timing, blending elements of jazz with rock.

Thanks for the musical memories!
]]>Off-Topic (OT) - Music And Artsbigbassdrumhttps://www.progressiveears.org/forum/showthread.php/24117-Happy-Birthday-BBToo much bad CGI?https://www.progressiveears.org/forum/showthread.php/24113-Too-much-bad-CGI?goto=newpost
Thu, 16 May 2019 09:16:06 GMTI have to concur with the artificial, rubbery looks and the unreal movements. I think too much is put on CGI effects and less on story anyway....I have to concur with the artificial, rubbery looks and the unreal movements. I think too much is put on CGI effects and less on story anyway.
]]>Off-Topic (OT) - Music And ArtsRune Blackwingshttps://www.progressiveears.org/forum/showthread.php/24113-Too-much-bad-CGIHappy May 15 Birthdayhttps://www.progressiveears.org/forum/showthread.php/24111-Happy-May-15-Birthday?goto=newpost
Wed, 15 May 2019 13:05:42 GMTCounter-culture icon Wavy Gravy is 83.
Singer-songwriter Brian Eno is 71.
Musician-composer Mike Oldfield is 66.
Rock musician Amhet Zappa is 45.Counter-culture icon Wavy Gravy is 83.
Singer-songwriter Brian Eno is 71.
Musician-composer Mike Oldfield is 66.
Rock musician Amhet Zappa is 45.
]]>Off-Topic (OT) - Music And Artsbigbassdrumhttps://www.progressiveears.org/forum/showthread.php/24111-Happy-May-15-BirthdayR.I.P. Comedian Tim Conwayhttps://www.progressiveears.org/forum/showthread.php/24109-R-I-P-Comedian-Tim-Conway?goto=newpost
Tue, 14 May 2019 18:36:30 GMTHe always had me in stitches on the Carol Burnett Show. Rest in peace, Tim.He always had me in stitches on the Carol Burnett Show. Rest in peace, Tim.
]]>Off-Topic (OT) - Music And Artsspellboundhttps://www.progressiveears.org/forum/showthread.php/24109-R-I-P-Comedian-Tim-ConwayAlcatrazzhttps://www.progressiveears.org/forum/showthread.php/24108-Alcatrazz?goto=newpost
Tue, 14 May 2019 02:36:14 GMTYou can view as a turn from the sublime to the ridiculous, but today, a package from the UK arrived, with a bunch of Alcatrazz things that I ordered....You can view as a turn from the sublime to the ridiculous, but today, a package from the UK arrived, with a bunch of Alcatrazz things that I ordered. If you don't remember these guys, they were the band Graham Bonnett formed after he left MSG (and he sang with MSG after he sang with Rainbow). It's also noted as the first major band that Yngwie Malmsteen was in (OK, so there was Steeler before Alcatrazz, but do they really count as "major"?).

Anyhow, so right now I'm listening to...well, I'm actuall done listening to No Parole For Rock 'N' Roll, easily the best record Yngwie Malmsteen ever played on. Never again did he have the songwriting talent at his disposal that was present in Alcatrazz (actually, he probably did have some talented songwriters who might have made the Rising Force records, if Yngwie's ego hadn't gotten in the way).

But anyway...I've moved onto the bonus tracks on that CD, which are identified as "instrumental demos". They basically sound like rough recordings of the songs, sans vocals, like karaoke versions or something. But have you ever heard a karaoke version of a song that had a Yngwie guitar solo in it?! I'm not entirely sure what the difference between the actual album and these instrumental demos, as No Parole... is one of those records I don't quite know like the back of my hand, apart from Island In The Sun (which I've always thought was a cool song).

Once I'm done with this one, I'll put on either Live Sentence (Alcatrazz were so big in Japan so quickly, that they were invited over to do some shows, and of course, what happens when an Anglo/American band goes to Japan? Why they make a live album of course, and in this case, said live album is Live Sentence) or Disturbing The Peace, the album they did with Yngwie's replacement, Steve Vai. Both come with a bonus DVD of live footage from teh respective lineup's visit to Japan. So I'm kinda in post-Blackmore shred guitar hog heaven right now, I guess.
]]>Off-Topic (OT) - Music And ArtsGuitarGeekhttps://www.progressiveears.org/forum/showthread.php/24108-AlcatrazzR.I.P. Doris Dayhttps://www.progressiveears.org/forum/showthread.php/24106-R-I-P-Doris-Day?goto=newpost
Mon, 13 May 2019 13:30:45 GMTWell it's my birthday today and not what i wanted to hear. One of my childhood crushes has passed on...what an amazing talent! Great voice...great looks...great body...and she could act and dance on a high level too. Doris was my not so secret love.
]]>Off-Topic (OT) - Music And Artsadap2ithttps://www.progressiveears.org/forum/showthread.php/24106-R-I-P-Doris-Dayhttps://www.progressiveears.org/forum/showthread.php/24088-Led-Zeppelin-Documentary-to-feature-Page-Plant-amp-Jones?goto=newpost
Wed, 08 May 2019 14:52:40 GMTFrom Rolling Stone.com
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/led-zeppelin-documentary-robert-plant-jimmy-page-john-paul-jones-832748/From Rolling Stone.com

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/m...-jones-832748/
]]>Off-Topic (OT) - Music And Artsstarless and bible blackhttps://www.progressiveears.org/forum/showthread.php/24088-Led-Zeppelin-Documentary-to-feature-Page-Plant-amp-JonesBest of the Decade (2010-2019)...with a twisthttps://www.progressiveears.org/forum/showthread.php/24085-Best-of-the-Decade-(2010-2019)-with-a-twist?goto=newpost
Tue, 07 May 2019 10:09:57 GMTAs to perhaps not clog up the other "2010s" thread with a bunch of lists, let's try it this. Give me your best of the decade from 2010-2019. But here is the twist...

1. The artist or group cannot have had any albums released before 2005 (an arbitrary starting point, but I don't want to eliminate artists who emerged right before 2010).

2. The artist/group can contain members from older groups, but the point is to focus on new or lesser known artists. So Anderson/Stolt should not be part of the list whereas All Traps on Earth (Johan Brand from Anglagard) would fit better.

I'm curious to see how lists shape up that more accurately represent the emerging scene from the past decade.
]]>Off-Topic (OT) - Music And ArtsPoisoned Youthhttps://www.progressiveears.org/forum/showthread.php/24085-Best-of-the-Decade-(2010-2019)-with-a-twistTV documentary about Conny Plankhttps://www.progressiveears.org/forum/showthread.php/24078-TV-documentary-about-Conny-Plank?goto=newpost
Sun, 05 May 2019 07:31:36 GMThttps://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/054759-000-A/mon-pere-conny-plank-revolutionnaire-du-son/
Depending where you live you can see until July 19 the...https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/054759...nnaire-du-son/
Depending where you live you can see until July 19 the documentary about German sound engineer Conny Plank. ( either in German or French)
]]>Off-Topic (OT) - Music And Artsalucardhttps://www.progressiveears.org/forum/showthread.php/24078-TV-documentary-about-Conny-PlankWhitesnakehttps://www.progressiveears.org/forum/showthread.php/24072-Whitesnake?goto=newpost
Fri, 03 May 2019 20:10:45 GMTI wasn't sure if Whitesnake were suitably "metal" enough for the "Everything Metal" thread, so here we with this thread.

I've always known the earlier records were supposed to be pretty good. I'm talking about the ones where 50% of the group had been in Deep Purple, and before the hairspray fumes went to David Coverdale's head. But again, I've never really heard much of those records, apart from Live...In The Heart Of The City, which I fished out of a cutout cassette bin at a grocery store near Indianapolis, I think, back in the late 90's. Well, today, I've added Saints And Sinners to the collection.

This was the band's sixth album, and the last one that had Ian Paice, former Gilgamesh/National Health bassist Neil Murray, and guitarist Bernie Marsden on it. Apparently, they got most of the way through recording it when Coverdale put the band on hold, because of managerial problems, and also because his daughter was sick.

When the band reconvened, Coverdale summarily kicked Paice, Murray and Marsden from the band, replacing them with, respectively, Cozy Powell, Colin Hodgkinson, and Mel Galley.

Anyhow, I think this is a pretty decent record. It's not as mind blowing as Deep Purple had been, but it's got some good songs on it. The guitar work of course is top notch. It seems like Jon Lord mostly takes a back seat role on this record, but you still hear that classic Hammond organ in the mix, and there's a piano solo or two on here too.

This is also the album with the original versions of Here I Go Again and Crying In The Rain, which were later re-recorded for the infamous eponymous album of 1987. I think the versions here are maybe a bit better. One thing I like is hearing Jon Lord's organ on the intro of Here I Go Again, rather than the synth used on the 1987 version.

So I think in the coming months I'm going to be exploring more of their earlier records.
]]>Off-Topic (OT) - Music And ArtsGuitarGeekhttps://www.progressiveears.org/forum/showthread.php/24072-Whitesnake